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Root Vocab. #6 Wilcox County GA

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My day was characterized by an overwhelming sense of __________ inasmuch as I spent hours playing records and staring at the walls of my chambers while the rain beat upon the window panes and the cat recumbent upon the windowsill slept peacefully.

a)

bivouac

b)

ennui

c)

creche

d)

dossier

2.

The FBI agents showed up early one morning at the besmirched senator's house to search for the ___________ of documents pertaining to his illegal activities.

a)

dossier

b)

ennui

c)

sortie

d)

janissary

3.

The movie star always presents himself with ____________ at his film premieres, and the media often comments on his sense of style.

a)

entourage

b)

panache

c)

gilet

d)

bergamot

4.

The community put together a beautiful __________ in the park at Christmas. Everyone said this was the best manger scene they'd done in years.

a)

creche

b)

lackey

c)

scimitar

d)

percale

5.

The musician's __________ included a wide variety of songs, everything from the hits of the 60"s and 70's through Miley Cyrus and Rihanna.

a)

repertoire

b)

kiosk

c)

vizier

d)

entourage

6.

Miley Cyrus ditched her party-loving ____________ so that she would have more time with her boyfriend, Liam Hemsworth.

a)

cossack

b)

entourage

c)

kabob

d)

creche

7.

The Russian Air Force sent their supersonic heavy bomber, the Tupolev 160, on ___________ to Syria to hit ISIS targets.

a)

kiosks

b)

sorties

c)

bivouacs

d)

panaches

8.

The Polish forces ___________ several miles outside of Vienna on September 11, 1683, the night before the attack on the Ottoman siege force, which had held the city for months.

a)

bivouacked

b)

kabobed

c)

caracaled

d)

satraped

9.

While the _________ orange is too sour to eat, its peel yields a fragrant oil that is also used in some medicines.

a)

lackey

b)

bergamot

c)

janissary

d)

caracal

10.

I would like to get a ________ for a pet, but they are probably too dangerous to keep inside. It might kill someone.

a)

cossack

b)

janissary

c)

kebab

d)

caracal

11.

_________ is another name for a sleeveless jacket, and the term is Turkish in origin although it sounds French.

a)

kebab

b)

gilet

c)

creche

d)

sortie

12.

The crime boss had an array of _______ who would do whatever he asked, no matter how violent.

a)

lackeys

b)

popinjays

c)

scimitars

d)

demitasses

13.

The Ottoman Turks had at least 200,000 regular troops and 10,000 _______protecting the sultan at the Battle of Vienna in 1683, but it was not enough to stop the smaller Polish-Lithuanian cavalry from decisively defeating them.

a)

cossacks

b)

janissaries

c)

lackeys

d)

scimitars

14.

Napoleon is quoted as having said, "Give me the _______ alone, and I will take over Europe with them," probably due to his admiration of the troops' abilities that he saw in the invasion of Russia.

a)

Cossacks

b)

Caracals

c)

kebabs

d)

lackeys

15.

If you are looking for a certain store in the shopping mall, find a ______, and it will have a map of all the stores.

a)

kiosk

b)

satrap

c)

naphtha

d)

percale

16.

You can put about whatever you want on a __________: chicken, steak, mushrooms, peppers, squash, zucchini, anything that will stay on the stick when you put it on the grill.

a)

shish kebab

b)

scimitar

c)

cummerbund

d)

demitasse

17.

The young man was sort of a __________ who thought he could do no wrong and that all girls wanted to go out with him.

a)

satrap

b)

popinjay

c)

shish kebab

d)

caracal

18.

The little boy wore a _________ suit for Easter and looked very sharp.

a)

seersucker

b)

percale

c)

naphtha

d)

popinjay

19.

After they stole some bread, Aladdin and Abu were being chased by men weilding _________.

a)

gilets

b)

scimitars

c)

caracals

d)

cossacks

20.

Jafar was the ________ to the Sultan in Aladdin.

a)

vizier

b)

cummerbund

c)

satrap

d)

lackey

21.

Each province of the Persian Empire was ruled by a ________ who reported directly to the king.

a)

popinjay

b)

shish kebab

c)

kiosk

d)

satrap

22.

_________ is a popular type of material for sheets as it holds up well and is soft.

a)

Naphtha

b)

Percale

c)

Vizier

d)

Gilet

23.

The Greeks used _______ to burn their enemy's ships on the water, and although we are unsure of its exact composition, it had to be mostly comprised of some sort of flammable hydrocarbon such as crude oil.

a)

entourage

b)

naphtha

c)

bivouac

d)

kiosk

24.

The fancy coffee shop served its espresso in a ____________.

a)

demitasse

b)

shish kebab

c)

creche

d)

dossier

25.

A few years ago, a _________ was commonly seen as an integral part of a tuxedo, and one would often match it to the girl's dress.

a)

bergamot

b)

cummerbund

c)

caracal

d)

scimitar